Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 12, 1921

On This Day

Tuesday, July 12, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	52	28	.650	--
Yankees	48	31	.608	3.5
Senators	45	40	.529	9.5
Tigers	41	41	.500	12.0
Red Sox	36	42	.462	15.0
Browns	35	46	.432	17.5
White Sox	33	46	.418	18.5
Athletics	31	47	.397	20.0

Games

Senators 8, White Sox 7

Indians 7, Red Sox 1

Indians 6, Red Sox 4

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	27	.663	--
Giants	48	29	.623	3.5
Braves	42	32	.568	8.0
Cardinals	40	38	.513	12.0
Robins	41	39	.513	12.0
Cubs	33	41	.446	17.0
Reds	28	48	.368	23.0
Phillies	22	53	.293	28.5

Games

Reds 5, Robins 3

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Gardner	5
1	Nemo Leibold	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Charlie Grimm	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	High Pockets Kelly	3
2	Joe Sewell	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	1.40
2	Dutch Leonard	0.83
3	Stan Coveleski	0.44
4	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	3 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	10
2	Jesse Barnes	7
3	Dixie Davis	5
3	Hank Thormahlen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Al Schacht	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.428
2	Rogers Hornsby	.422
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.391
5	Babe Ruth	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Ken Williams	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	13
4	Harry Heilmann	12
4	Irish Meusel	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	86
2	Harry Heilmann	83
3	High Pockets Kelly	81
4	Ken Williams	75
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	25
2	Frankie Frisch	22
3	George Sisler	17
4	Bucky Harris	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.44
2	Red Faber	2.50
3	George Mogridge	2.52
4	Whitey Glazner	2.60
5	Jesse Barnes	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	17
2	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Stan Coveleski	14
4	Carl Mays	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	70
2	Wilbur Cooper	69
2	Burleigh Grimes	69
4	Walter Johnson	66
5	Dutch Leonard	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Carl Holling	4
2	Carl Mays	4
2	Jim Middleton	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.510
2	Cy Williams	.500
3	George Cutshaw	.489
4	Jack Tobin	.486
5	Ken Williams	.473

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Bobby Veach	5
2	Ken Williams	5
4	Austin McHenry	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	18
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
2	Ken Williams	16
5	Harry Heilmann	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Mulligan	5
2	Ken Williams	5
4	George Burns	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.50
3	Lefty Tyler	0.67
4	Jack Scott	0.89
5	Walter Johnson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Oeschger	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	22
1	Dutch Leonard	22
3	Dixie Davis	20
4	Burleigh Grimes	16
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	Ferdie Schupp	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.470
2	Cy Williams	.451
3	Fred Nicholson	.449
4	Rogers Hornsby	.426
5	Harry Heilmann	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Bobby Veach	6
4	Harry Heilmann	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	High Pockets Kelly	32
3	Harry Heilmann	29
4	Bobby Veach	28
4	Zack Wheat	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Walter Barbare	6
3	Tony Boeckel	6
3	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.56
2	Slim Harriss	1.97
3	Walter Johnson	2.03
3	Benn Karr	2.03
5	Rip Collins	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Joe Oeschger	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	32
1	Red Faber	32
3	Burleigh Grimes	30
3	Bob Shawkey	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	2
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Jack Tobin	.386
3	Ross Youngs	.384
4	George Sisler	.377
5	Tris Speaker	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Irish Meusel	23
3	Ken Williams	21
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	George Sisler	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Bobby Veach	140
3	Harry Heilmann	139
4	Larry Gardner	129
5	High Pockets Kelly	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	47
3	Sam Rice	43
4	George Sisler	38
5	Carson Bigbee	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.08
2	Pete Alexander	2.42
3	Babe Adams	2.43
4	Rube Benton	2.46
5	Bill Doak	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Wilbur Cooper	26
4	Dickey Kerr	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	132
1	Burleigh Grimes	132
3	Bob Shawkey	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	118
5	2 tied	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	6
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Bill Burwell	5
2	Carl Mays	5
5	7 tied	4